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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms. Kristalina Georgieva" <rogers4larry@gmail.com>
Reply-To: imf21claimoffisee@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2022 21:08:19 +0100
Subject: YOUR UNPAID FUND.

ATTN ;

This is to inform you of a very important information which will be of a
great help to you from all the difficulties you have been experiencing in
getting your long overdue payment, due to excessive demand for money from
you by both corrupt Bank officials and Courier Companies after which your
fund remains unpaid to you. I am Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, a highly placed
official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It may interest you to
know that reports have reached our office by so many correspondences on the
uneasy way in which people like you are treated by Various Banks and
Courier Companies/ Diplomat across Europe to Africa and Asia /London UK. We
have decided to put a stop to that.

All Governmental and Non-Governmental prostates, NGOs, Finance Companies,
Banks, Security Companies and Courier companies which have been in contact
with you of late have been instructed to back off from your transaction and
you have been advised NOT to respond to them anymore since the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) is now directly in charge of your payment.

Your name appeared in our payment schedule list of beneficiaries that will
receive their funds in this first quarter payment of the year because we
only transfer funds twice in a year according to our banking regulation. We
apologize for the delay of your payment and please stop communicating with
any office now and pay attention to our office payment accordingly.


Your payment inheritance fund is Ten Million, Five Hundred Thousand United
State Dollars (USD$10,500,000.00) only. Having received these vital payment
numbers, therefore you are qualified now to receive and confirm your
payment with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) immediately. We assure
you that your payment will get to you as long as you follow my directives
and instructions. We have decided to give you a CODE, THE CODE IS: *1968*.
Please, any time you receive a mail with the name Ms. Kristalina Georgieva,
check if there is CODE (1968) if the code is not written, please delete the
message from your box! You are hereby advised NOT to remit further payment
to any institutions with respect to your transaction as your fund will be
transferred to you directly from our source. I hope this is clear. Any
action contrary to this instruction is at your own risk. Respond to this
email on: (imf021claimoffisee@gmail.com) with immediate effect and we shall
give you further details on how your funds will be released.

This Office hereby gives you the GUARANTEE of your absolute protection and
that of your approved Compensation Funds is 100% assured. Your approved
amount of USD$10,500,000.00 by the IMF must reach you in any payment
options best for your reception and Please do not respond to any email
except this so you will be able to receive your fund from the right source
which is this office that you have already contacted.

Ms. Kristalina Georgieva,
Managing Director of the International
Monetary Fund. (I.M.F)(1968),
Contact My Secretary, Mr. Rod Anderson.

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